Nandos / China town
3 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
No, we didn't get a Nando's (although we weren't against it), but James wanted to get this photo. We then walked through the outskirts of China town
T-mobile
3 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Grabbing a sim card so chief navigator can use Google maps!
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
3 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
We walked through this Sculpture garden on our way to the natural history musuem. James loved the duck ramp.
National Museum of Natural History
3 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
A trip to the National museum of natural history. James got to meet a polar bear up close. Whilst sat watching one of the exhibits. A kid who was sat next to Laura just let rip the loudest fart...Meer informatie
The Wharf
3 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We went down to the wharf. As its labour day weekend, there was a jazz festival going on, so lots of people out enjoying the music and the sunshine.
We grabbed some enchiladas from "surf shack" andMeer informatie
A closer look at Capitol
3 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Even though we had seen it briefly in the dark and ran past it this morning. We didn't look at the reflecting pool or get up close to it. So we walked back to take a proper look at Capitol.
A rest stop outside the Washington Monum
3 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
🔥 ☀ 🔥 The heat! Oh the heat! It was getting unbearable in the heat. After the walk from Capitol towards the Lincoln memorial, we had to stop outside the Obelisk again... This time to use theMeer informatie
Lincoln memorial and reflecting pool
3 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
The Lincoln memorial and reflecting pool.
The crowds here compared to our tourist run this morning are world's apart. I'm glad we got out for a run to see it in a much calmer (and cooler) setting.
Scooter time!
3 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
After walking 30k steps today in the heat and it being a 40 minute walk back to our hotel, we opt'd in to get a couple of scooters back.
Turns out the scooters cost over double what an uber would haveMeer informatie
Slurpees @ 7eleven
3 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
After we parked up our scooters, we headed into 7eleven to grab slurpees to help us beat the heat!
Bus to NYC - Union Station
4 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Out time in D.C. is over. We grabbed an Uber back to Union Station to get our next bus to NYC 🗽.
This time we aren't using "Peter Pan buses" but have opted for "BestBus". We even get a free bottleMeer informatie
Driver change
4 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Just over and hour and a half into our trip and the "best bus" has pulled into the servo for a driver change.
We accidentally forgot to get food or to eat before we set off this morning. So we wereMeer informatie
New York!
4 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Fresh off the bus and waiting for our uber to the hotel
Entering central Park
4 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Top of the Rock
4 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We went up the Top of the Rock.
It was very busy. The queuing to get back down especially!
But it was cool to see the New York skyline at night, including the really dark patch where times square is.
Times Square at night
4 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We walked through Times Square on our way back to the hotel
Empire state building
5 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We could probably see the ship bring our truck in from up here. Shame it's not due in until tonight/early hours of tomorrow.
Great views. Horrendous amounts of tourists. Who would have thought thatMeer informatie
Eataly
5 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Pasta
China town
5 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Strolled through China Town
James loves Chick-fil-A
5 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
I love Chick-fil-A, so had to grab a little snack as lunch before our next memorial.
World trade center PATH station
5 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
A Westfields that is also a metro station?
One World Trade Center // Freedom Tower
5 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
The 9/11 Memorial Museum.
We got in at 3pm and got kicked out at closing at 5pm. This was one of the best museums we've been to so far. It's a shame that we had to be kicked out at closing as we hadMeer informatie
Umberto’s Clam House 🇮🇹
5 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Dinner at Umberto's in Little Italy.
We decided we'd eat in Little Italy as it was between the 9/11 Memorial and our show later.
Whilst walking down the street we were approached by some guy tellingMeer informatie
Comedy show @ The Stand
5 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We want to the stand to see a comedy show.
A lime up of various comedian's, some great, a couple not so good. But we both had a good laugh.
I only got picked on a few times.
Once a comparison with theMeer informatie
London coffee?
6 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
We do love a Pret. But in America they really don't know how to make a flat white. It's the size of my head! Pretty sure they just make a latte.